Laurence Overmire Quotes

Life is a poem most people never read. ― Laurence Overmire

Poetry is not life. Life is poetry. ― Laurence Overmire, New York Minute: An Actor's Memoir

Poetry is the art of using language to transcend language. ― Laurence Overmire

A poem that encourages you to think or feel or see things from a different angle is a successful poem. ~ Laurence Overmire

Taking a poem literally might leave you mystified. Metaphor requires expanding your mind. ~ Laurence Overmire

Poetry is: profound thought, profound feeling, exquisitely expressed. ~ Laurence Overmire

Welcome to the figurative world of poetry where nothing is ‘real, ' but everything matters. ~ Laurence Overmire

The artist merely holds up a mirror. The reflection that you see is your own. ~ Laurence Overmire

The true artist knows their own worth and will create, according to their own star, despite any and all opposition. ~ Laurence Overmire

Prose pretends to be straightforward in its application to the truth, but truth itself is a dissembler. Poetry, much more honest, knows the deception can't be overcome. ~ Laurence Overmire